I. Definition

Closely-related: An employee's mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandson, granddaughter, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, husband, wife, step-parent, step-child, step-brother, step-sister, guardian, or ward.

II. Rule

A. In compliance with State Board of Community Colleges Code 1C SBCCC 200.98, the College shall not employ two or more persons who are closely-related by blood or marriage in positions which would result in one person of such family relationship supervising another closely-related person or having a substantial influence over employment, salary or wages, or other management or personnel actions pertaining to the close relative.

B. With respect to closely-related persons within the same academic department or other comparable institutional subdivision of employment, neither closely-related person shall be permitted, either individually or as a member of a committee, to participate in the evaluation of the other relative.

Changes

Changes approved by the Board of Trustees on May 6, 2020

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